Man dies after being shot in East Garfield Park

A 22-year-old man was fatally shot this afternoon in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the city's West Side, Chicago police said.

Killed was Eric Harris, of the 500 block of North Springfield Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Police say Harris reported walking down the 400 block of North Hamlin Avenue just after 4 p.m. when he heard gunshots and realized he had been wounded in the abdomen. Early reports indicated that Harris might not have known who shot him, police spokesman Veejay Zala said.

Harris was rushed to Stroger Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, a medical examiner's spokesman said.